This statistic presents the results of a consumer survey conducted with DIY and gardening shoppers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. 39 percent of DIY shoppers preferred to buy power tools online as opposed to 26 percent of shoppers who went for in-store shopping. The most popular items that consumers preferred buying online rather than in-store were nails, screws, and adhesives with 67 percent of those surveyed stating they liked to buy them online.
DIY shoppers: what are they buying online and in-store in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018?
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Statistics on DIY and home improvement market in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global home improvement market value 2020-2027
- Basic Statistic United Kingdom: decorating and DIY retail sales 2008-2020
- Basic Statistic United Kingdom: hardware stores revenue 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Great Britain: household goods store retail sales 2006-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading UK DIY retailers 2020/2021, by number of stores
Retail
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- Premium Statistic Great Britain: household goods stores monthly retail sales value 2016-2022
- Basic Statistic Great Britain: household goods stores retail sales growth 2021, by category
- Basic Statistic Number of hardware retail stores in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Online gardening and DIY sales growth during the Coronavirus outbreak in the UK 2020
DIY chains
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- Premium Statistic DIY and gardening: retail brand choice of consumers in the UK 2020
- Premium Statistic Kingfisher retail profit in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic B&Q total sales in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Screwfix: annual sales in the UK 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Wilko: revenue in United Kingdom 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic B&M: revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2022
Consumption
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- Basic Statistic Average spending on gardening items during coronavirus lockdown in the UK August 2020
- Premium Statistic Annual DIY spend per household in selected cities in the UK 2019
- Premium Statistic Expenditure on house and garden tools in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic Tools and equipment purchase trend in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Home and garden tools: weekly household expenditure in the UK 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic House and garden tools: weekly UK household expenditure 2021, by gross income
- Basic Statistic Home and garden tools consumer price index (CPI) annually in the UK 2008-2021
Consumer behavior
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- Basic Statistic Most purchased gardening products during COVID-19 lockdown in the UK August 2020
- Premium Statistic Most popular home improvement upgrades in the UK 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Person carrying out the majority of DIY tasks in homes in the UK 2019
- Basic Statistic Confidence in DIY tasks in Great Britain 2019
- Basic Statistic Confidence in DIY tasks in Great Britain 2019 by gender
- Premium Statistic Share of DIY Items UK shoppers buy online and in-store 2018
- Premium Statistic DIY and gardening: consumer preferences in the case of retail shop closure UK 2019
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Royal Mail. (January 1, 2019). DIY shoppers: what are they buying online and in-store in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/993884/items-diy-shoppers-purchase-online-and-in-store-united-kingdom-uk/
Royal Mail. "DIY shoppers: what are they buying online and in-store in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018?." Chart. January 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993884/items-diy-shoppers-purchase-online-and-in-store-united-kingdom-uk/
Royal Mail. (2019). DIY shoppers: what are they buying online and in-store in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993884/items-diy-shoppers-purchase-online-and-in-store-united-kingdom-uk/
Royal Mail. "Diy Shoppers: What Are They Buying Online and In-store in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993884/items-diy-shoppers-purchase-online-and-in-store-united-kingdom-uk/
Royal Mail, DIY shoppers: what are they buying online and in-store in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993884/items-diy-shoppers-purchase-online-and-in-store-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
DIY shoppers: what are they buying online and in-store in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018? [Graph], Royal Mail, January 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/993884/items-diy-shoppers-purchase-online-and-in-store-united-kingdom-uk/